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49ers’ 2019 ‘Who Is?’ series: Offensive lineman Wesley Johnson

Raise your hand if you heard of San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Wesley Johnson before now.

If you didn’t, that’s OK. The 28 year old only joined the Niners last May on a one-year contract, although he does come with a decent amount of starting experience after being selected in Round 5 of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Johnson didn’t stay on the Steelers’ roster for long that year, though, and was claimed by the New York Jets, where he spent the bulk of his career so far:

San Francisco is dealing with some O-line depth during the offseason, namely due to a 2018 knee injury suffered by the would-be starter, Weston Richburg, who has yet to participate in offseason practices.